英语专业 高级英语
III Paraphrase1. This dreadful scene makes all human endeavors to advance and improve their lot(命运) appear as a ghastly, saddening joke. 2.The country itself is pleasant to look at, despite the sooty dirt spread by the innumerable mills in this region. 3. The model they followed in building their houses was a brick standing upright. 4. These brick-like houses were made of shabby, thin wooden boards and their roofs were narrow and had little slope.